Issues:
1) As reported by others, the radio sound does not mute during nav system announcements.
2) My car does not have an option to select a route based on traffic, I can select fastest route or shortest route. No option for using RDS data for routing (i.e. Dynamic Route)

3) Backup camera lost the parallel park option as reported by several others
4) DVD video displayed while stopped and while moving slowly. One of the dealer technicians said he was researching a software patch to enable the display while under full motion.
5) Birds-eye display works
6) Shows which lanes to drive in (both on speedometer and on nav display) when approaching a transition from one freeway to another
7) Being in Southern Calif, it shows lots of traffic data.
8) Sirius channel change button on steering wheel now uses my channel list rather than the entire channel list. Telephone keypad allows selection of a saved channel. If you press the * key, then you can enter the 3 digit channel number instead of the position in your saved channel list.
9) Slewing the display has become quite slow. (i.e. if I am in full screen NAV mode and I attempt to slew with the control wheel/joystick).

Does anyone have an answer to the first 2 items?

I had specifically requested that the use the 0231 version of the DVD. I called last week and had them special order it. The dealer called me yesterday and said they they had just received it so I had the update done today. (Later I found out that NAVTEQ had mistakenly shipped the DVD for 2006 S,SL,CLS and CL vehicles).

Unfortunately I discovered that they had used the 0225 version. At first, one of their service managers said that the 0231 version was not compatible with 2007 models, only 2008. The first manager said that they could damage my system if they installed this version. I asked them to show me the package so I could see what model years it applied to. I challenged this and they checked their inventory and they did not have the 0231. After talking to other service managers there, they finally admitted that 0231 is probably the correct version. I got them to agree in writing to replace the DVD with the 0231 version at no charge once they receive it. The dealer paperwork said they performed the work specified by DTB P-B-82.85/592d.

It took almost 4 hours to perform the telematics upgrade. Several of the past ones this dealer had performed took about an hour. This might be because my car was one of the first CL550s (manufactured in Sept 2006) and may have required a more extensive firmware upgrade.

 

P-B-82.85/512d

 

The radio not muting while navigation announcements are being made is not just an S class problem. My wife's new C350 (Saks edition) has the same problem. However, in both of our cars I have adjusted the volume such that it really doesn't bother me anymore.

 

Could it be that MB changed this? Odd though if they would change it for one particular model where it used to be different. I think something similar was changed years ago, was it parktronic not any more muting the radio when they come up (cannot even remember if they do now).

 

As I sit here at my laptop and read this, it amazes me how I experience my parktronic sensor beeping everyday but can't answer that question either!! Normally I would get up and check it, but I'm a little too lazy right now

 

New Nav DVD just arrived at Laguna NIguel, CA. If anyone in that area, they are a couple in. My car is in the shop now doing the software update. At first the service advisor called and said there was no recall/update for my car then I referred him to the DTB # provided on this thread.

Will update later when I get my car.

 

installed, everything is great except one thing. My dvd video does not seem to be working. The system thinks my car is in motion so it does not display picture and just shows the message, "Video is disabled while car is in motion" or something along those lines, however, the audio plays. I guess I need to bring the car back in to fix it

 

Did you have the gear on Park?

 

In addition to placing the car in Park, you must also activate the EMERGENCY BRAKE.

 

Thanks Trumpet. Did not even think about the Emergency brake because I remember someone saying you can watch video at slow speeds. Working great!

 

The Euro car plays DVD/TV at slow speed.

 

See http://www.mbusa.com/media/downloads...00_cl63amg.pdf

This is the manual for the 2008 CL and it shows ALL of the features provided by the upgrade. This should be identical for the S class since they have the same NAV system.

 

The behavior of this appears to be a software configurable option set by the dealer when they installed the upgrade. I believe they can enable either no video, video with parking brake on only, or video at speeds less than 5 mph. My US car was recently upgraded and it displays video up to about 5 miles per hour and then blanks the video at faster speeds.

There was a posting earlier that pointed this out.

 

Very interesting. I'm sure what you're saying is correct. I bet my tech did it by accident and not by a recognized thought-out choice. I'm just going to leave it like it is as the only thing I'm putting in their at the moment are music DVDs (concerts like Earth, Wind, Fire, Chicago, Tower of Power, etc). I really don't care about movies that much. I eventually want to get up to the Chicago area and get the mod done at Mid city engineering where it will allow the front screen to show movies for the rest of the family to see. We don't travel enough to warrant putting them on each headrest (unless I get overruled).

 

how are you guy you guys have been helpful i have a question though i have an 08 s550 sport 4matic. when i put the car in drive the video cuts off is there a way to keep it playing while in motion at any speed? thank you

 

I have a 2003 clk and my radio doesn't mute when tghe nav comes on, it just lowers and it speaks over the radio. I like it better than muting it.

 

Now that I have the nav volume adjusted, I do too.

 

There currently is no easy way yet. In theory it could be done with a software patch, but none have appeared yet. There are outfits that will modify your hardware to accomplish this at a cost exceeding $1000. I would prefer the software patch over cutting into the wiring in my car.

 

I could use a little help with this...

I ordered and confirmed that I received the correct new DVD (231).

The dealer installed in in conformance with the DTB. He actually gave me a copy of the DTB. I put the DVD into slot 1 and the car confirmed that the data on the the DVD is already loaded in the car.

But I am not getting any of the new features.. no traffic, no 3D view. Haven't checked the DVD video yet.

Anyone have any ideas? Is there another system upgrade they missed?

Thanks.

 

Wouldn't you need a Navigation map update in addition to the update related to the DTB? Or do you already have the latest map DVD?

 

On 2007 models and early 2008 models, the latest Nav DVD (v.5) will not upload without first having the flash update performed on your telematics/command system. The flash update must be performed by the technician at the dealership.

Up to this point, everything you are experiencing is normal.

 

I thought I would bump the above post to allow folks to quickly review the instructions. Read the above. It should help your technician understand what's going on.

 

Does anyone know if major street names appear on maps at lower zoom level?

Or are street names visible only at the highest zoom level as previous?

 

Street names appear only at the most zoomed in level.

 

When ordering the new upgrade navigation DVD for your '07 model from the MBUSA web site be sure and NOT order it without talking to a live person. If you just click and order you will recieve the v.4 not the v.5. Why, I don't know but they do not sell v.5 unless you talk to a rep. on line.